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Motor Impaired / Orthopedic Disability
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Motor Impaired / Orthopedic Disability James Prescott Joule (1818–1889) was an English physicist who studied thermodynamics, leading to the famous “Joule’s Law.” He was born with a spinal disorder that required him to be home schooled. Motor impaired/orthopedic disabilities include a…
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Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
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Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Hearing loss often appears to be an invisible disability until the student enters the classroom. The challenges for students are anchored in learning language, learning how to listen and speak (if possible) and in learning how to read and write. In nearly all cases,…
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National Science Teaching Association Named to DCA Live’s List of 2025 Red Hot Associations
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How STEM Teachers Can Immerse Themselves in the Three Rs Over the Summer
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Standing Committees VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES NOW AVAILABLEOne of the most fulfilling ways to have an impact on science education is to participate at a national level. Volunteer opportunities are available to NSTA members who would like to lend their skills, talents and passion for science learning to…
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Podcast We’re collaborating with our friends at the ChangED podcast to bring you an inside look at the conference!Through engaging conversations, we’ll highlight the exciting events, inspiring speakers, and transformative experiences that make Philly25 a must…
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Equity in the Science Classroom
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Creativity in the Science Classroom
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Learning Disabilities A learning disability (LD) is a neurological disorder that causes difficulty in organizing information received, remembering it, and expressing it, and therefore affects a person's basic functions such as reading, writing, comprehension, and reasoning. In simple terms, a…
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Autism According to the Council for Exceptional Children, autism is a “spectrum disorder within a group of developmental disabilities defined by significant impairments in social interaction and communication, and by the presence of unusual behaviors and interests,” such as repetitive and stereotypic…
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The Framework for K–12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) under-score the importance of including engineering design process (EDP) within the science curriculum. The Framework and the…